Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Cami Sebring

Cami Sebring was born in 1943, her birth name was Bonnie. As a teenager, she moved to California. While attending high school, she was discovered by a modeling agency and talent scouts for movies.

According to her high school pal Carrie White (who became a famous Hollywood hairstylist), Cami met Jay Sebring while still in high school. She showed up at school one day with a hairdo that all the girls loved and Cami told them that Jay had styled her hair. According to a Cami interview I read quite a while ago, Cami and Jay were married a month after they met. Supposedly Jay gave her the name Cami. They separated just before their 3rd anniversary and their divorce was finalized a year and a half later.

I've had contact with someone who knows Cami and she told me that Cami has never said a bad thing about Jay. She just said that they grew apart and decided to get a divorce and remain friends. This friend told me that Cami learned how to cut hair from Jay... and has been known to style her friends' hair.

Standing only 5'3' tall and weighing only 103 lbs., Cami wasn't a runway type of model, but her gorgeous face was definitely considered to be perfect for cosmetic ads.

Cami modeled for Revlon, among other companies. Here's a photo of her from a Revlon Ad:.

Walt Disney spotted her photo in a magazine and chose her to appear in his film "The Gnome-Mobile," playing a female gnome named "Violet."

(NOTE: unless specified otherwise, photos are from 1966 to 1967)

Here's a photo of her from the movie:

Here are a couple publicity photos taken during her Disney days:

Another publicity photo:

This is from an Esquire magazine photo spread, the first color photo is the first page and the 2nd color photo is the last page. (I have this magazine):

Here she is in a bikini from a LIFE magazine photo shoot (I have this magazine):

Here she is as a blonde:

I've always thought that he and Sharon resembled each other. Look at Sharon in "The Wrecking Crew" with the dark hair, there are lots of similarities. According to something I read quite a while ago, Cami and Sharon never met. They knew some of the same people.

Sharon had posed with Linda Kaye Henning when she was supposed to be in "Petticoat Junction" (Linda played "Betty Jo"). Here's Cami with Linda Kaye and other starlets, Cami is in the middle of the top row, Linda Kaye is next to her.

Here's Sharon (on the right) with Linda Kaye, in the middle (circa 1963):

Cami made a few TV appearances, but as far as I know, her last appearance was in an episode of "Quincy, M.E." in 1980. Here she is, playing a nurse:

Here's a lovely photo of Cami taken by famed photographer, Harry Langdon (not sure when this was taken):

Cami was married (again) briefly in the late 1960's.

Here's a weird bit of trivia:

On the day that Roman Polanski fled the U.S., he stopped at a restaurant and had breakfast. Who was his waitress? Cami's Mom!! She mentioned her connection... Roman hugged her... and they chatted about Jay.

Now, I know that there could be snide comments about the fact that she was young when she and Jay were married. Keep in mind that it was common then! I have several female relatives who were married as teenagers in the 1950's and 1960's and their husbands were well into their 20's (if not older). It was pretty common to marry a guy who had an established career so the little woman could stay home and be a housewife.

Katie, in the thread is a tidbit about how a pal of Cami's said that she and Jay met while she was in high school. I really don't know if it's true tho. I'm hoping that we'll learn more when she appears in the documentary. Her friend told me that Cami said they just grew apart and that's why they divorced. They remained friends tho.

As far as living in the Easton Drive house, I'm not sure. I've heard that Jay bought it in 1960. If so, she did live there. But, I don't know for sure.

She was a real beauty. Yes, I see a certain similarity with Sharon. Cami seems like a sweet person, just like Sharon, too. Nice bit of info about Roman being served by Cami's mom. It was sweet that Roman hugged her and they talked about Jay. Never thought I'd say "sweet" and "Roman" in the same sentence!

Oh, Lynyrd, you're playing my song! LOL (Carol's too) That's how I got my username, I'd just heard the song on the radio and it was stuck in my head. If I had to do it over again, I'd probably use Ann-Margrock.

Katie, Way Bandy was a famous makeup artist in the late 60s, 70s, and 80s. Sadly, he died from AIDS in 1985. He worked almost until the day he died. He did all the Cosmopolitan cover models' makeup and most of the Harper's Bazaar models.

"Cami" had a part in the Disney film "The Gnome-Mobile". The film is on YouTube for $2.99, I found it free HERE. If you don't want to watch the entire film, I think "Cami" appears at around the 74:00 minute mark near the end as "Violet".

Yeah I love Drake's Coffee Cake too. It comes in handy if you wanta keep from getting beat up by a guy who might come out of a good coma.-----------------------------------The same reason why I hold a garlic shaker with just my thumb and forefinger.....

Doc, I thought I was the authority on Seinfeld, but I do believe you've got me beat.

I propose a "contest". LOL.

We can each pose a trivial line from any episode and the other has to say what episode it's from. You don't have to know the name the episode, but just describe the plot. The first one who misses it, loses.

Now this is completely on the Honor System (as Jerry would say). No Googling the answers, just memory.

Ahhh Doc, that was probably too vague. That was the one where the girl called Jerry that she was coming to NY to visit and wanted to see him, and George was telling him that she was lying.

"The surprise blindfold greeting. It wasn't in the manual".

BTW that waitress in that episode was supposed to be the "girl figure" in the series, but she pissed Larry David off, and he fired her. Enter Julia Louis Dreyfus who knew Larry David from his brief stint on SNL.

Elaine was born.

Another trivia point, Julia had a half sister that appeared in several episodes. She was the blonde that gave George "the finger". LOL.

I swore I'd never watch NBA basketball again after the 2001 Western Division playoffs. That series had to be fixed. In fact one of the refs in that series went to prison for fixing games a couple of years after. It was difficult for me. NBA used to be my favorite sport. I had Sacramento Kings season tickets 3 years in a row back in the 90s. I will however, watch game 7 and I will root for the Spurs......

The Bruins currently lead the Stanley Cup series 2 games to 1.A win tonight, almost guarantees the Cup!On the other hand... a loss tonight would tie the series (again), and put Boston back to square one.

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A jury of six women, five of them white and the other a minority, was picked Thursday to decide the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer who says he shot an unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin, in self-defense.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys chose the panel of six jurors after almost two weeks of jury selection. In Florida, 12 jurors are required only for criminal trials involving capital cases, when the death penalty is being considered.

The six jurors were culled from a pool of 40 jury candidates who made it into a second round of jury questioning.

Hi Lynyrd. Yeah, I've heard them say that a few times and from what I've seen they're probably right. I don't know much about hockey but I'm into it this year. In the early 80's when I was stationed at MCAS El Toro in southern California I went to a few LA Kings games. A lot of fun. Next year I'm going to watch as much as I can and learn the game and the rules. Man, what an exciting sport!

I don't have a problem with Martin's death being investigated.In fact, it should be.As a society, we cannot allow folks to die, without proper investigation.

I also don't have a problem with Zimmerman standing trial for the incident.Hopefully the trial will be fair, and the truth will come to light.

If Zimmerman is innocent... I hope he walks.If Zimmerman is found guilty of irresponsible conduct... I hope he's sentenced accordingly.

The only thing I had a personal issue with... is when, the media kept describing Martin's death as a "white on black crime".I felt that synopsis was totally unnecessary.That type of presentation only serves to fuel racial tensions needlessly.It really shouldn't matter what color the perpetrator's (or the victim's) skin is... a crime, is a crime.

Furthermore...I've seen photos of Zimmerman, and I've read his background.I don't consider him caucasian.I consider him Hispanic/Latino... or "mixed race" at best.

Of course... a "mixed race on black crime" would not garner the same media attention as a "white on black crime".Hence... Zimmerman suddenly became 100% caucasian.

Lynyrd, I couldn't agree more. The media has made it to where Zimmerman won't likely get a fair trial. If he's guilty I hope he goes away for a long time. If he properly adhered to the stand your ground law I hope he walks. If he walks you can bet there's going to rioting in the streets......

Katie, remember when Eddie got cut by the Bruins and he told Carla that he was going to be a Penguin? Carla said something like 'alright, we're moving to Pittsburgh' and Eddie had to tell her that he was going to be a Penguin in the Ice Capades....

Katie I just saw the arias movie. I didn't know he called her a three hole wonder. I understand he was conflicted over his religion and all but the guy was a jerk. I have members of the Mormon faith in my family and they were all virgins, including the guys, until their wedding night. I doubt if any of them ever kissed with mouth open let alone with tongues. I remember you watched as the world turns and it was nice to see jesse lee soffer working again. but as much of a jerk travis was he certainly did not deserve to die.

I used to basbysit for a Mormon fmaily and I think Beauders is totally right. They didn't have Cola drinks in their house because of the caffeine so when I babysat, I drank 7-up at their house.

Travis (or anyone else) didn't deserve to die in that way, but the guy was no saint either. He clearly used her. That's not an excuse for her to do what she did, of course. She should've just walked away.

Hi Venus. I know the Mormons have a strict venue of "dont's" and one of them is having sex before marriage. I think most religions have that same tenet. And most people ignore it.

But Jodi knew his Achilles heel, and offered herself up to him 24/7. Like a carrot to a donkey. I don't know a whole lot of men who could resist some girl shaking her butt in his face and saying "come and get it". LOL.

He shouldn't have engaged in sex with her, and he made a mistake. In fact, it was the last one he ever made....

Getting back on track Venus, I was thinking about Sharon's career and I think that Martin Ransohoff pretty much derailed her career by not letting her star in certain projects, such as Petticoat Junction. I think he said she was "too pretty" and he was "saving her for something special".

I think that if she had starred as Billy Jo, she would have been on the rise a whole lot sooner. Maybe she wouldn't have married Polanski and would have ended up differently, who knows?

He had her play that secretary on The Beverly Hillbillies wearing a black wig and basically was keeping her under a bushel.

My best buddy when I was stationed at MCAS El Toro was Mormon. He wouldn't drink coffee or caffeinated sodas. He was close to 30 and was a virgin. He even wore some kind of silk looking undershirt under his uniform that he called his garment. He said it was a requirement to wear it in the Mormon religion. When he went to dinner with my wife and me and we ordered drinks he ordered a pina colada but without the rum. He did his missionary work in Australia and he lives there now and we still keep in touch. He was as straight as an arrow but had a great sense of humor and we had a lot of fun times. Plus, I always had a designated driver.......

There was a weird, mutated off-shoot of the Mormon church that moved to El Dorado, Texas, I think from Arizona or Utah. Their hippy cult leader was Warren Jeffs. They called themselves Yearning For Zion, and they practiced polygamy and child marriage.

Jeffs was arrested and found guilty of child molestation and is serving a life prison term in a Texas prison. Not sure which one.

I think they figured out that Texas might not be the best place for child molesting cults....

OK Skynyrd, Tonight Boston has a chance to even the series. The Oakland A's aren't playing tonight so I won't be flipping back and forth. Boston will have my undivided attention and because of that they have an excellent chance. That's MY contribution.

Doc, in Jeff's trial, he pulled some strange "Charlie-esque" moves. He asked to defend himself, and the Judge said okay. Then he asked for a continuance and the Judge said no...let's get on with it.

He tried to intimidate witnesses and that didn't work. Then at the end of the trial, he told the court that he was going to tell the jury that if they convicted him, God would kill them all slowly and God would bestow a crippling disease on the Judge.

The Judge then told Jeffs that he would NOT be telling the jury that, and that she had already had polio. LOL.

When closing arguments came around, the Judge told Jeffs he had 15 minutes to talk. He just looked at the floor. The Judge kept counting off the minutes.

"You have 10 minutes left...9 minutes left", etc. He never said a word.

After Jeffs went to prison he kept writing letters to his minions at the Yearning for Zion Ranch to carry out killings on certain judges.

Katie, Sharon posed for some topless photos circa 1961. They were taken by Bert Stern who also took photos of Marilyn Monroe. I think he did the last famous photo shoot of Marilyn (the one that Lindsay Lohan tried to duplicate. (he took her photos too)

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